Oct 17, 2012

Shenyang Unveils J-31 China's 2nd 5th Generation Stealth Fighter Jet

China's J-31 Stealth Fighter Jet
China's J-31 Stealth Fighter Jet

 China's Sheyang Aircraft Corporation(SAC) one of the leading aircraft 
design and manufacturing corporations of China’s aviation industry and 
a competitor of Chengdu Aircraft Corporation(CAC) Which is the maker 
of china's first low  observable or stealth Fighter J-20 Black Eagle 
has Unveils its J-31 or J-21 Stealth Fighter Through leaking the 
images of J-21 or J-31 on internet.

China's J-31 Stealth Fighter Jet
China's J-31 Stealth Fighter Jet


The numerous images of the J-31 or J-21 show that the aircraft is very 
different from the large, canard-delta J-20 Black Eagle. The Shenyang 
fighter appears to be much smaller than the J-20, with about two-
thirds as much installed power. It is a quad-tail design with a 
moderately swept clipped-delta wing and large canted vertical tails, 
with a similar overall layout to the Lockheed Martin F-22—but more 
like the F-35A Joint Strike Fighter in terms of overall size. Weapon 
bays occupy the entire lower body aft of the inlets and ahead of the 
engine bays. Flight controls are conventional, with separate rudders 
and single-piece flaperons.

As in the case of the J-20 Black Eagle, most of the stealth-shaping 
techniques are very similar to those on Lockheed Martin fighters, but 
the engine nozzles are conventional. The nozzle shape on the prototype 
is close to that of the Guizhou WS-13 or Klimov RD-93 engine which is  
install on the Chengdu JF-17 fighter, minus the tapered “collar” that 
fairs the latter's nozzle into the aft fuselage. Thrust vectoring has 
been studied in China but has not yet been demonstrated in flight.

Oct 8, 2012

China's Aircraft Carrier Outdoes Russia's In Weapon Quality

Cui Yiliang, executive editor of the Modern Ships magazine, answered some questionsabout China's first aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, from registered users of the People'sDaily Online on the morning of Sept. 28.

When asked about the differences between the Liaoning and Russia's aircraft carrier,the Admiral Kuznetsov, Cui said that the Liaoning was refitted from the Varyag, thesister ship of the Admiral Kuznetsov. Both ships were produced by the former SovietUnion. The Admiral Kuznetsov was in fact the first aircraft carrier independently built bythe former Soviet Union, and many of its design flaws were corrected in the Varyag.

Cui said that according to photos published by the media, the Liaoning is quite differentfrom both the Admiral Kuznetsov and the original Varyag. The most marked changesoccurred in their radar and electronic systems as well as defensive weapons. Thephased array radar is a prominent feature of the Admiral Kuznetsov, but was notinstalled on the former Soviet Union's second aircraft carrier, the Varyag, because ofthe radar's unsatisfactory performance. The Liaoning also has a phased array radarsystem, but it was produced by China and must perform better than that on the AdmiralKuznetsov. This is the biggest change.

US House Intelligence Report on Huawei & ZTE


Lawmakers are warning U.S. companies not to do business with two of the world's largest telecommunications equipment makers. The U.S. House of Representatives Intelligence Committee released a report Monday after an 11-month investigation about the business practices of Huawei Technologies and ZTE Corp, Chinese firms that develop and sell telecom communications equipment like routers, handsets and switches. The report recommends that Huawei and ZTE be excluded from expanding their businesses in the U.S. because of cyber espionage risk and connections to the Chinese government.
Committee members said neither Huawei nor ZTE provided ample documents or detailed information to "ameliorate the committee's concerns" about their formal relationships and interaction with Chinese authorities. The investigation determined that Huawei and ZTE present risks to critical U.S. infrastructure that "could undermine core U.S. national-security interests" and therefore the U.S. "should view with suspicion the continued penetration of the U.S. telecommunications market by Chinese telecommunications companies."

"China has the means, opportunity and motive to use telecommunications companies for malicious purposes, " the report said. "Industry giants like Huawei and ZTE provide a wealth of opportunities for Chinese intelligence agencies to insert malicious hardware or software implants into critical telecommunications components and systems. Even if the company's leadership refused such a request, Chinese intelligence services need only recruit working-level technicians or managers in these companies. Further, it appears that under Chinese law, ZTE and Huawei would be obligated to cooperate with any request by the Chinese government to use their systems or access them for malicious purposes under the guise of state security."

Sep 30, 2012

China's Aircraft Carrier May Use Upgraded Version OF J-11 Fighters


China's First Aircraft Carrier
China's first aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, is over 300 meters long and over 70 meterswide. The distance from the keel to the top of the mainmast is over 60 meters. Thereare 10 decks below the main deck, and nine levels of island-style superstructuresabove the main deck, making the aircraft carrier look like a 20-story building. TheLiaoning has a normal displacement of more than 50,000 tons. 

Aircraft carriers top all other types of large ships in tonnage, size, and operationalcapability, and are hailed as "floating airports." The island-style superstructures at thestarboard side of an aircraft carrier are the command center for flight-deck operations,as well as the ship as a whole. 

Modern carrier-based aircraft take off in mainly three ways: catapult assisted takeoff,ski-jump takeoff, and vertical takeoff. The Liaoning can carry fixed-wing aircraft andhelicopters as designed. 

Although there are no carrier-based aircraft on the flight deck of the Liaoning, theaircraft carrier is fully equipped for aircraft takeoff and landing. 


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